Celebrate Fresh Sweet Corn During Rapid City Event Come see where and how sweet corn is produced at RockValley Gardens during their ‘Life is Sweet’ event on the farm Sat., Aug. 17, 2024 from 3- 7 p.m. Mountain Time. The event will feature farm tours, games, a
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Celebrate National Farmers Market Week 2022 What comes to mind when you think of ‘farmers markets?’ Ripe seasonal produce, colorful flowers, freshly baked bread, and music? While local farmers markets can have a direct positive impact on your weekend morning, they also make a huge impact on
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Dakota Fresh Food Hub Features Microgreens at Sioux Falls Event Dakota Fresh Food Hub and SDSPA hosted a Fresher is Fun Mighty Microgreens event at Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean in Sioux Falls on March 15, 2024 During the event attendees were able to learn about the nutritional benefits
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Dakota Fresh Food Hub to Showcase South Dakota Microgreens Microgreens are one of South Dakota’s unique year-round crops. Celebrate these edible seedlings at the upcoming Mighty Microgreens Superfood Event with Dakota Fresh Food Hub, a farmer-owned collective that markets and distributes local foods in Southeast South Dakota.
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Enter Your Farmers Market to Host Summer 2022 Chef Event Is your local Farmers Market a SDSPA Member? Farmers Market Memberships help fund SDSPA’s ability to support the Farmers Market Coalition, a group focused on strengthening farmers markets & vendor experiences in South Dakota. To celebrate these markets,
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Fall in Love with South Dakota Honey Honey is an ancient food and natural remedy that has been utilized for thousands of years. Not only do we eat this sweet treat, but it is also known for soothing sore throats and coughs and its antiseptic properties. South
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Fresh South Dakota Sweet Corn Now Available As we move into South Dakota sweet corn season, shoppers will begin to see ears popping up on street corner markets, at highway farm stands, and in grocery stores across the state. One such retailer, RockValley Gardens Country Store and
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SDSPA members Tom Barnes, of Pleasant Valley Farm in near Custer, and Chef MJ Adams, Food Consultant in Rapid City, provided an introduction to meat goats presentation to 46 Douglas High School students in Box Elder on Jan 12. Barnes presented ‘Grazing Goats and the Nutritional Value
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Input for Regional Aggregation Meetings Requested Aggregation is an opportunity for producers, especially small to medium farms, to develop a larger and more consistent market. Through aggregation, producers can collaborate with others to sell their products together. The development of aggregation may look different based on community
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Last Chance for South Dakota Grown Tomatoes As the weather shifts and temperatures begin to drop, one of our summer favorites, tomatoes, will soon be gone. However, street corner markets, farm stands, and grocery stores across the state still have this ripe, delicious specialty crop available. The
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